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In general, in the first quarter, the Lakers who arrived with Zhao Chen performed well at the beginning.
Zhao Chen has both organizational and offensive abilities, and the Rockets' defense was easily dismantled.
"Zhao Chen can score another 60 points if he keeps playing like this."
"It's been a long time since I've seen Zhao Chen score high scores. I hope to see this scene."
"To be honest, I came to see Zhao Chen retreat."
"The Rockets were so miserable. They couldn't beat Zhao Chen in the Thunder. When Zhao Chen came to the Lakers, he thought he finally got a chance, but he still couldn't beat him."
"The Lakers' rookies are still a bit immature and appear immature. If it weren't for a few low-level mistakes, the point difference would probably be 15 points higher now."
"Don't be so demanding upstairs. Not every rookie is like Zhao Chen in his rookie season. Zhao Chen last season was the ceiling for rookies."
Amid a round of cheers from the fans, the second quarter started quickly.
The Lakers sent a second team of Dinwiddie, Clarkson, Covington, Tucker, and Randle.
Whether they are starters or substitutes, the Lakers have a lot of rookies.
Zhao Chen controls the rhythm in the starting lineup, but it is a bit difficult to control the rhythm on the bench.
Dinwiddie was inexperienced and failed to connect the team together. After the second quarter, Clarkson fell into a solo mode, but his personal efficiency was not high.
Randall didn't know whether to play the 4th or 5th position on the court. It would be unreasonable to take the ball and dribble it twice.
The Lakers had a power outage, and they showed the instability of their rookies.
On the other hand, the Rockets, although Jeremy Lin, Terry, and Motel are not talented enough, they are full of experience. Their passing ball can always easily find the defensive gap of the Lakers' substitutes, and then make steady shots.
Jeremy Lin and Terry were in good shape and hit jump shots one after another.
The game lasted 3 minutes, and the Lakers were beaten 10 to 2.
Seeing that the Lakers' advantage was about to be exhausted, Clarkson and Dinwiddie stepped forward and opened up the point difference with three-pointers each.
At 7 minutes and 40 seconds, the game entered a regular timeout, with the score 39-48.
Watching the Rockets play like crazy, they didn't recover too many points.
The occasional burst of talent from individual Lakers players can temporarily solve the problem.
After returning from the timeout, Zhao Chen also returned to the court.
When he arrived on the court, Zhao Chen was not prepared to hold back, he would kill his opponent as soon as possible.
Arriving in the frontcourt, facing Harden on the right side, the tactics required him to open up and challenge him one-on-one.
Harden tried his best to raise his center of gravity so that he could follow Zhao Chen's rhythm and not be shaken away by Zhao Chen's retreat.
From last season to now, Zhao Chen's step back is too powerful. The coaching staff of NBA teams are studying how to prevent Zhao Chen's step back, but there is still no clear way to defend it.
Facing Harden, Zhao Chen continuously changed hands to change the rhythm.
Zhao Chen is full of confidence in his singles.
Harden is indeed a player who has a deep understanding of the step back. He accurately followed Zhao Chen's rhythm and focused very high, making it difficult for Zhao Chen to find opportunities for his step back.
But the scary thing about Zhao Chen is that in addition to retreating, he also has many other options. If he only guards against Zhao Chen's retreating, it means that the defensive player can be easily passed.
"Whoosh!"
After Zhao Chen made a drastic change of direction, he passed Harden from the right side.
As soon as they got inside, Howard and Jones immediately came over for a double attack, and Zhao Chen threw the ball into the air.
Randall took off from the right side and smashed the ball into the frame on the right side of the basket! !
Alley-oop! !
"frame!"
Randall with a heavy left hand bomb! !
39 to 50
"Boss, that's a great pass." Randall excitedly turned around and high-fived Zhao Chen.
"Your position is fine." Zhao Chen said.
Randall has a very strong body and excellent athletic ability. He is a forward who can score facing the basket and attack with his back to the basket. Zhao Chen used his vertical take-off to be full of explosive power.
If the ball had been replaced by Jokic, Zhao Chen would not have dared to give it an alley-oop...
It's just that sometimes Randall's shots are not very reasonable when playing, and he will fall into a trap of jump shots, which is obviously inaccurate, but he just likes jump shots.
What Zhao Chen needs him to do is cut inside and control rebounds!
"As soon as Zhao Chen came up, the Lakers' scoring immediately became easier. The Lakers just made people feel uneasy." Director Zhang boasted.
What Director Zhang said is what Lakers fans think.
Lakers fans now think that scoring will be easy. Zhao Chen is playing too freely. When the rookies were playing on the court just now, they felt that everything was unreliable.
With or without Zhao Chen, the Lakers are just two teams.
Zhao Chen is a bug. He can attack and organize at the same time. He can observe the gaps of his teammates and send wonderful passes.
Harden's eyes were a little blurry, and he was a little confused defending Zhao Chen.
The Rockets attack, Harden and Howard pick and roll. After the pick and roll, Harden hits the ground to Howard.
Howard carried Randall's hard layup and scored the ball.
41 to 50.
After scoring, Howard glared hard at Randall.
Howard didn't believe he couldn't beat the Lakers rookie.
Zhao Chen doesn't expect the inside to hold down Howard in every round. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and Howard is still better than the Lakers' existing inside.
The Lakers' interior defense is still unreliable for the time being!
But Zhao Chen never expected to use defense to win the Rockets.
Zhao Chen received Randall's serve and made a quick impact.
Zhao Chen's high-speed change of direction passed Harden and continued to hit the inside, attracting a double attack and then passing it to Joe Harris in the right corner.
Joe Harris kept Zhao Chen's expectations in mind, and without any hesitation, he caught the ball and shot.
Joe Harris feels very comfortable every time he receives a pass from Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen has taken away the defense!
"Uh-huh!"
He raised the knife and dropped it, three points down!
41 to 53
The Lakers continued to suppress the Rockets and regained the advantage created in the first quarter.
"Don't attack from a flank." McHale was speechless.
He clearly asked for single defense, but the Rockets players just didn't implement it properly, which made him very depressed.
"Zhao Chen's pass was so beautiful."
"Positional and blitzkrieg are OK."
"Joe Harris's three-point shot is great, and I think he's the best player in the Lakers draft."
"Don't rush to a conclusion yet, this is the first regular season game."
Lakers fans are talking a lot.
Rockets offense.
Harden broke in with the help of a pick-and-roll and leaned against Randall to cause a foul.
Harden's ability to draw fouls is already superb.
Randall tried his best to avoid this ball, but he just couldn't.
Harden made two free throws!
43 to 53.
Randall complained to the referee, who warned him.
Scott replaced Randall and replaced Jokic.
Randall performed well and aggressively on the offensive end, but was a little less bright on the defensive end.
Lakers offense.
After Zhao Chen reached the full court, he gave the ball to Jokic.
Jokic is a reliable ball-handling point, and Zhao Chen doesn't have to work hard to help the team organize tactics.
Zhao Chen fell down.
Jokic directed the tactics and asked Covington to pass the ball to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen hits Harden in the low post!
Harden's center of gravity is very stable!
Zhao Chen relied on continuous play without any obvious advantage, and he was prone to offensive fouls.
Zhao Chen's choice was to turn over after continuous shoulder shaking, kicking off the ground, leaning back, and shooting the ball. Zhao Chen leaned back and shot the first mid-range shot of the game.
Picturesque recline!
"Uh-huh!"
43 to 55
The cheers at Staples Center returned.
This is a scene they seem familiar with!
